. Archaeologia cantiana. THE ROMAN VILLA AT DA RE NTH. 55 found two burnt coins, a neatly made bone stopper suitable for abottle, and a leaden weight with a piece of iron through the ring. 7. Adjoining No. 6, to the south, was a room 22 ft. 4 in. by 17 in., paved with white concrete. Upon the white concrete floorwere several flue tiles, giving one the impression that the room hadbeen warmed by means of a flue laid round the floor. If so the hot-airsupply came from the adjoining hypocaust (No. 6), or that destroyedunder Nos. 2, 3, and 4. These small flue tiles measured outside8|in. by 5^in


. Archaeologia cantiana. THE ROMAN VILLA AT DA RE NTH. 55 found two burnt coins, a neatly made bone stopper suitable for abottle, and a leaden weight with a piece of iron through the ring. 7. Adjoining No. 6, to the south, was a room 22 ft. 4 in. by 17 in., paved with white concrete. Upon the white concrete floorwere several flue tiles, giving one the impression that the room hadbeen warmed by means of a flue laid round the floor. If so the hot-airsupply came from the adjoining hypocaust (No. 6), or that destroyedunder Nos. 2, 3, and 4. These small flue tiles measured outside8|in. by 5^in. and 5^ in. deep. The entrance to this chamber wasin the south wall. 8. A tiled passage, 9 ft. 6 in. wide by 22 ft. 4 in. long, dividingNos. 7 and 9. At the west end of it was a step descending toNo. 13 passage. 9. Boom, 21 ft. 7 in. by 17 ft. 6 in., paved with red tesserae set ona bed of concrete laid upon tiles. This floor, 8 in. thick, was sus-pended on twenty-eight rows of chalk blocks, each row being 18 and


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